Patents by Inventor Lauren Kucera

Lauren Kucera has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Active implantable medical device and method of using an active implantable medical device
    Patent number: 10874774
    Abstract: An active implantable medical device comprises an expandable stent, a flexible cover material positioned on at least an outer surface of the expandable stent, a nanoscale source of electrical energy embedded within the cover material, where the nanoscale source of electrical energy is mechanically activatable to produce the electrical energy, and antimicrobial particles distributed on or within a surface region of the cover material. The antimicrobial particles are electrically connected to the nanoscale source of electrical energy. When the active implantable medical device is placed in a body vessel and exposed to pressure changes and/or mechanical stresses, mechanical activation of the nanoscale source occurs, thereby enabling production of the electrical energy and powering of the antimicrobial particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Lauren Kucera, Ralf Spindler
  • ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING AN ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190247552
    Abstract: An active implantable medical device comprises an expandable stent, a flexible cover material positioned on at least an outer surface of the expandable stent, a nanoscale source of electrical energy embedded within the cover material, where the nanoscale source of electrical energy is mechanically activatable to produce the electrical energy, and antimicrobial particles distributed on or within a surface region of the cover material. The antimicrobial particles are electrically connected to the nanoscale source of electrical energy. When the active implantable medical device is placed in a body vessel and exposed to pressure changes and/or mechanical stresses, mechanical activation of the nanoscale source occurs, thereby enabling production of the electrical energy and powering of the antimicrobial particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Lauren Kucera, Ralf Spindler